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Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center

Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center from directly overhead

Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center is a museum in Maryland, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Gantt Hill stands 156 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlett Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Star-Spangled Banner Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
4.8335771763 m

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates38.94339, -76.94863

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bartlett Park: 0.4 mi
  • Bladensburg Balloon Park Historic Site: 0.4 mi
  • David C. Driskell Community Park: 0.5 mi
  • Peace Cross Historic Site: 0.5 mi
  • Bladensburg Memorial Grove Park: 0.5 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Hyatt Park Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Rainier Community Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Franciscan Monastery Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Bunker Hill Elementary School Rain Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Gotelli Dwarf and Slow Growing Conifer Collection: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
Peaks: 32
Beaches: 12
  • Fishing Shore: 8.3 mi
  • Lake Barcroft Beach: 12.6 mi
  • Purplehorse Beach: 15.8 mi
  • Sycamore Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Herald Harbor Beach 1: 21.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Takoma Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Indian Springs: 4.9 mi
  • Silver Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Clean Drinking Manor Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Sandy Spring: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Stubblefield Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Scott's Run Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Great Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Cascade Falls: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gantt HillW 265°156 m15.3 mi
Hunting HillNW 306°156 m16.6 mi
Mount DanielWSW 256°144 m13.0 mi
Minor's HillWSW 256°140 m11.6 mi
Freedom HillW 265°140 m15.9 mi
Prout HillWSW 252°137 m13.8 mi
Upton HillWSW 246°125 m11.7 mi
Point RenoW 275°123 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4519:20
June solstice05:4319:5720:37
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2416:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946576776807972594941
Precip in3.02.84.03.44.34.64.63.74.14.23.23.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natl Arboretum DC, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/614964606

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